The first time they met, he disregarded all propriety and pinned her beneath him...
Her watery eyes widened, but she did not resist.
The second time they met, he spoke with teasing nonchalance. “It’s our wedding night. You want to run?”
She closed her eyes slightly. “What do you think?”
A man asked, “If you miss him for three lifetimes, will you still wait for him for three more?”
A woman answered without hesitation, “No.”
The man furrowed his brows. “Why not?”
The woman thought for a moment. “I don’t like old monsters with creaky arms, legs, and backs. I like younger men...”
They say that when she was crowned empress of Wu and he dismissed his entire harem for her, she became a living corpse.
They say that when she met him, he held her in his arms and made her the happiest woman in the world.
Later, they said that on his wedding night, cold and heartless, he ran a sword through her heart.
Later still, they said that though he ruled an empire, he took the wife of the younger brother he loved most...
Much later, he would habitually hold her captive in his arms. “Without my permission, you won’t marry anyone else!”
Her watery eyes flickered, her gaze cool and distant. “Y-you... who are you?”
Theme: If you love, love with all your heart.
